Bethan has served as chief of staff for the Office of the Vice President for Research at Indiana University since 2016. A graduate of the Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs with a masters degree in public affairs and Hanover College with a bachelors degree in communications, prior to working in research Bethan held roles in the IU Foundation Office of the President, the IU Foundation Principal Gifts Office, the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs Office of External Affairs, Mississippi State University Office of Research, and the D.C. press office of U.S. Senator Evan Bayh, among others.